PAGE FOUR raltilelrel reseday through Saturdap mornings during Use Univerait, yea, the bang Collegian is • ♦tudenb Me•areA ae•.ana be • 53.,. per semester SSAPIP per Teat Entered es ossend-eless 4:118014[1, 51111i7 a t 9 3 ,1 et the State College Pa Poet Of fwe ender the eel of Nen* I. 1371 MIKE MOYLE Acting Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Bob Franklin; Copy Editors, Greg Huntingdon, Pat Hunter; As Sh•-lia Miller, Joan Bran.-4.,r1, Ann Ruthrautf. Ea: bara Stone, Ralph Manna. Lil Junas G.!01-go Fr.-neh, Bill Jaffe, Mutt Podbe,eic. Vacation Extension: Not Long Enough.. Apparently we were wrong when we stated hearsay and are not producing many college recently that the battle over the Christmas catalogues showing proof that these other in vacation is over at last. stitutions are getting longer vacations. The safety angle, which was - the big thing in it is becoming increasingly apparent that getting-the present half day, has now been ex the issue we thought was dead is still very hausted and there are not many other, real valid much alive. The hassle to get the vacation ex- arguments left to wangle any more time. tended was a long. hard one which involved As it stands now the long vacation still will much work on the part of student government. be between semesters and the Christmas Its labor labor was rewarded and the administration ' tion. despite the extra half day, will be quite granted a half day at the end of the vacation. short. However, if the sticker campaigns and gen- Students protest that they would rather be eral talk around campus is any indication, the home at Christmas than between -semesters issue is still in the limelight. when their friends are already back at school. Apparently many persons aren't satisfied This is a very good reason to extend the vaca with the half day. We admit that "a half day' tion but we fear that it will not look very doesn't sound like much but when we think of strong to the administration. the struggle it took to get that much extension. The real problem lies back with the calendar we shudder to think of trying to get more. committee when it set up the University calen- We are firmly convinced that the administra- dar. That action created the whole problem !ion doesn't take such a dim view of the half- and no extensions, by the administration, stu day extension. Since they have been crying dent agitation, or student government work is about not having enough time to process their going to correct it entirely. tremendous quota of grades it would seem that If the administration granted another day to the administration thinks that they have made the vacation we are sure that there would be as great a sacrifice to; they are able to make. many people who would continue to complain However, the popular and< intriguing sticker about shopping and other inconveniences. The campaigns continue heckling the administra- administration cannot keep on extending the tion on the point that there is no time for ,hop- vacation indefinitely. This would make them ping and on other not-too-strong points. look slightly foolish. Another argument which is quite popular A realistic approach by the calendar commit among the discontented is that Penn State's tee and an alert student government the next vacations do not correspond with any other col- time the University calendar is set up is the loges and universities. However, as a literature real solution to this problem, professor said last week, they are talking only on Let's Open the Eyes of the Students Newspapers are still practically unavailable in the Hetzel Union Building. Several weeks ago we suggested that the Student News Agency be allowed to sell news papers in the HUB as well as in Waring Hall. We were told that it is unnecessary because a small number of papers are available at the HUB desk for students to read. These are free of charge. We were also given the results of a recent poll taken at the HUB desk. The results show that 67 students on the average ask for a paper each day. It was pointed out to us that this figure is higher than it would ordinarily be because the poll was taken during the week when the Suez crisis was of particular interest. Although the number of students asking for papers at the desk is somewhat small we feel that more students would buy the papers if they were available. A great many students don't like to read the papers in the HUB: they prefer to take them to their room where they Tod ay PHI MU ALPHA SINFONIA. 9 p.m.. 117 Carnegie ACCOUNTING CLUB. 7 p.m.. Sigma Phi F.ptilon THETA SIGMA PHI. S:3O p.m.. 214 HUB CHANI:ItAIi CANDLE LIGHTING. 4 p.m.. Hill,l University Hospital itzttulßEß's CLASS. 7 p.m.. Lutheran Student Center Gary Banles, Joaeph Rellwoar, Roland Dauber. Gabriel LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE. 6:MI n.m.. 11/ 0.n...nd D.l'ietro. Daniel George, Philip Hazen. Alfred Lester. Marie NPITANY GROTTO. 7 p.m..121 Mineral „I ioluatriea Moran. Robert Sommer. Jo Ann VetrcrAy , Jc.eph Weader, PENN STATE CHESS C1.1:1. 7 p.m-. 7 Spark.. Allan Weitz.en. John Yang. 'New' Task in Sight for UN By J. M. ROBERTS Assocla:ed Press News Analyst The United Nations, having as) there sutned responsibility for stopping This responsibility has been a the shooting in the Middle Eastmoral one if not a formal one, ~ ever since the creation of Israel. now faces the infinitely more dif-' ficult task of making peace therejThat was a specific act needing a specific follow-through which The UN has stopped some wars,' never been really attempted. but it has never Heretofore there has not been made a peace.i has It was expected when it was, enough unity in the UN to en formed that the big powers would, courage any attempt on its part make peace, and the UN would' to impose its will on recalcitrant keep it. of keeping it Was , a i members of the community. Its One way . e t quick success in halting Britain be through a standing 1:wh& l and France ranee in Egypt tends to give • force" of troops provided by mem- the organization greater weight ber nations. than it has ever had before. The East-West cold war pre- And oddly enough, this in vented realization of this concept. crease in stature is being dem- But the UN has now estab- I onstrated at a time when there . fished, in a devious and frag- , are deeper splits than ever mentary sort of way, the prece dent for a police force, and its intervention in Egypt is de facto WRA Swimmers to Meet Tomorrow at White Hall The Women's Recreation Associ ation Swim Club will meet at 7 P.M. tomorrow in 3 White Hall. The meeting will take the place of all regularly scheduled group swimming practices. After the meeting the pool will. be open to those members who desire indi vidual practice. Leadership Class Will Meet The leader Ship training class will meet at 6:30 tonight in 119 Osmond. 011 P Bang Cultegiatt Sirearraor t. IBIS FREE. LANCE art. 11017 wAttwo' DAVE RICHARDS. Business Manager Gazette assumption of responsibility for reaching permanent settlements among its most important mem bers. This creates an opportunity foi Grads to Sponsor Art Ed Craft Sale The graduate students in Art Education will hold a pre-Christ mas craft sale from T to 10 p.M.I Friday and from 9 a.m. to 10 p.M.. 1 on Saturday in 105 Temporary.. Pottery, jewelry, weaving, prints and sketches will be among the objects offered fo r purchase. Funds from the sale will be used to purchase exhibit material for the Art Education Department. The West Dorms site was once an apple orchard. - • THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA can read them at their own convenience. We feel that allowing newspapers in the HUB would be of little inconvenience. Protests have been raised that newspapers would present a fire hazard and would mess up the lounges. Papers are sold every day in Waring Hall. The fire hazard does not seem to be extreme in this area. We doubt if it would be any worse in the HUB. Also, we have noticed little or no mess has been created in the Waring lounges. Even at the slight inconvenience we feel that the advantages of offering more newspapers to students far outweigh the disadvantages. The University is in a secluded spot and completely away from national and international events. Anything that can be offered to the students as easily as newspapers would certainly help their knowledge of world affairs. The knowledge and perception of Penn State students is poor at best. We hope newspapers will be offered for sale in the HUB in an at tempt to rectify the situation somewhat. the Assembly to wade into the Middle Eastern problem. For one thing, the United States, so far, is demonstrating no inten tion to attempt direct interven tion. She may eventually produce some ideas about settlements, but is expected to lay them before the Assembly, not before the principals in the disputes. Heretofore the UN has of fered suggestions and appointed commissions in efforts to get the principals in a dispute to negotiate their differences. Insofar as the Middle East is (concerned, that has been like striking a match in a hurricane. What is needed next is for the world community to step right up Ito the principals with specific pro- 'posed agreements, ' forcing _them , to either sign up or to refuse to do so directly in the face of pub- Ilic opinion. . MI Council to Have LaVie Picture Taken LaVie pictures of the Mineral Industries Student Council will be taken at 7:20 tonight at the Penn State Photo Shop. A council meeting will be held afterward in 102 Willard. Prof to--Aid in Book Dr. Kenneth R. Beittel, associate professor of art education, has been asked by the Board of Edi tors of the Encyclopedia of Edu cational Research to contribute an up-to-date, complete statement for the third edition of the book on "Educational Research in Art." Editonals represent the viewpoints of the writers. not necessarily thr policy of the paper the student hods or the University —The Editor —Sue Conklin on Campus ~. - Just in time to introduce you to Beam he teaches a wonderful class I know you'll want to take." Movie Prices „,• Too nigh? • by evie onsa Do you think State College movie prices are too high? I've often heard students say that the 85 cents was hard on. the wallet, especially when taking a date. One housemother once told me that she saw a movie in another town that was also showing in State College and was charged "much less" than the State College theaters were charging. In this instance the price had been raised even higher for the particular movie. Whether or not the price is too high is debatable. But if you had a choice between seeing a movie or doing something else and your funds were on the low side you'd think twice before spending 85 cents on a movie. Most students would like to see movie prices lower and would probably go more often if they were. It's only human nature to pay less for something if you can. Certainly no one in the movie audience would advocate paying 85 cents or raising the price on certain films if they thought they would be able to see it for less. Wondering if anything could be done to lower the movie prices and with the thought in mind that peithaps students could be given discount cards, I went to see the manager of two State College theaters. The only specific example that I could name where stu dents were admitted at lower rates was at Penn where certain theaters in the Philadelphia area give discounts. He said that it would be im possible to do this in - State Col lege and I had to agree that the city theaters were not in a com- • parable situation with State College movie houses. City theaters charge more and do not depend as heavily on stu dent patronage. He listened patiently to my re quest for reduced rates for stu dents and then ,reminded me about the high cost of living. He said that since 1946 movie ticket prices have been raised less than 10 per cent that 5000 theaters have been forced to close in the last eight years—that during the fiscal year 1953-54 60,000 less ,people went to the movies in' State College than the previous !year. Audiences, especially weekly audiences, have been dropping off considerably. - If we don't do business on Friday and Saturday we don't do it at all." he said. After hearing -this, one .student suggested 'that giving discount rates during the week might help boost attendance. • What it all boils down to is that it wouldn't pay State Col lege theaters to lower their WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28. 1956 by Bible]. prices or give special rates to students. Their main income is from students, he said, and pointed out that the Nittany was closed during the summer and Christ mas vacation because it didn't pay to keep it open. He attributed the loss in the weekday audience to the fact that students don't seem to be going to the movies anymore just for something to do. It's necessary to have a top-notch film to pack the house, he said, and there aren't that many around. • "I could play what is called. a `stinker' and not charge admis sion and no one would come," he said. People are demanding quality. Quality films cost more and therefore more must be charged to show a profit, he said. Graduate Society Will Hold Panel The difference between pure and applied science will be dis cussed by a panel at the meeting of the Henry Darwin Rogers So ciety, mineralogy and geology graduate student society, at 7:30 tonight in Schwab Auditorium.; The panel will be composed of Dr. Henry A. Finch, associate pro fessor of philosophy, Dr. John C. Griffiths, professor of petrogra phy, and Dr. Alec J. Slivinske, as sistant professor of psychology: Dr. Harold K. Schilling, dean of the graduate school of chemistry and physics, will act as chairman. 2 Positions Filled For Spring Week -_ Two Spring Week appointments have been announced by All-Uni- Versiti President Robert Bahren burg. , Robert Krakoff, senior in ituSi ness Administration from Pitts= burgh, has been named Spring Week chairman and Donald Reid enbaugh, senior in Aeronautical Engineering from Lititz, business manager, The Cabinet Personnel Inter viewing Committee will select the other Spring Week chairmen-be fore the Christmas vacation. _
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers